This particular night produced something of a mixed response in me; sadness at finding out that one of my favourite nights, Narcissists, was no more, while at the same time being enormously excited about Oxford’s newest night that will...ahem... be taking the place of Narcissists.

Broken Hearts Club is the latest attempt to keep kids on dance floors, and seems to be much more focused on the aesthetic qualities of the night than Narcissists was.

A seductive red light bathes the corners of Baby Love from the start to the end of the night, smoke machines creating a sleepy fog that allows people to get lost.

The choice of music is by far and away the star of the night, as Broken Hearts plays a selection of tunes that is quite unlike any other night in this city.

Most nights with an 80s theme cannot avoid the cheesy synthy pop that we all associate with the decade, but here the fixation is on the other side to the Eighties, the post-punk art rock movement that saw the birth of exceptional bands such as The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and New Order.

Broken Hearts Club recognises and celebrates this exceptional era, and rather courageously has found itself a unique niche in the market.

I’ve never been to a gig quite like this, and Oxford has certainly never hosted anything even vaguely along these lines.

Baby Love’s standard deals are two Grolsch for a fiver, a £4 vodka energy and a £3 Woo Woo, which all helps the hordes of customers enjoy an opening set that coaxes people onto the dance floor with the hypnotic tunes of Leonard Cohen, Talking Heads and The Fall.

The club is packed, and there’s a wonderful feeling that everyone’s enjoying a superbly original night.

Broken Hearts plays a whole host of amazing songs from years gone by, yet this night feels fresher than most I’ve been to, and it’s this irrepressible sense of newness that has made it such a winner.

Indeed, I can see myself coming back week after week to immerse myself in the smoke and red lights as Gang of Four and Joy Division keep me dancing until the early hours.

While it would be tempting to consider this night as Narcissists 2.0, the simple truth of it is that this is the birth of a whole new Oxford institution.